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Twitter doubling the length of tweets to 280 characters

Twitter doubling the length of tweets to 280 characters

Twitter has been the social media standard for brief posts with it’s longstanding 140 character limit, but that all changes today as the platform has announced it will expand to a new bigger 280 character limit for tweets. The company clarified the change today in blog post why this huge change is being done.Ā “We understand…

U.K. Airport launches indoor navigation system to help passengers find their way

U.K. Airport launches indoor navigation system to help passengers find their way

Gatwick has taken the unusual step of installing 2,000 bluetooth-powered beacons that tell passengers where they are in the airportā€™s two terminals. The beacons are the product of a collaboration with London startup Pointr, and are accurate to three meters ā€” so pretty dang accurate.

Nintendo might be releasing a mini-Super NES in time for Christmas

Nintendo might be releasing a mini-Super NES in time for Christmas

Last week, Nintendo broke the news that it had officially discontinued the NES Classic Edition, its super popular, super hard-to-find miniature NES with built-in games. Now, Eurogamer has reported that the Japanese gamemaker is getting ready to take the next logical step in its never-ending quest to resell you your childhood